Madison High School (Houston, Texas)

James Madison High School is a public secondary school located at 13719 White Heather in Houston, Texas, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the Houston Independent School District. The school is named after James Madison, a former President of the United States.

Madison contains HISD's magnet program for Space and Meteorological Sciences; the program is known as the High School for Meteorology & Space Science.

History

James Madison Junior-Senior High School was opened on September 8, 1965. In February 1968, Dick Dowling Junior High School (now Dowling Middle School) was opened and Madison became a high school for grades 10 through 12." [http://web.archive.org/web/20030524175058/http://hs.houstonisd.org/madisonhs/SchoolInfo/history.htm History] ." "Madison High School] ".] At a later point Madison again covered the ninth grade.

The magnet program opened in 1995 with a partnership with KPRC-TV (Channel 2).

In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to Madison as a "dropout factory" where at least 40 percent of the entering freshman class does not make it to their senior year. [" [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5259695.html Report points to 'dropout factories'] ," "Houston Chronicle", October 31, 2007]

School uniforms

Students are required to wear school uniforms. [http://hs.houstonisd.org/MadisonHS/wordfiles/OneTouch%20Jul%2021,%202008%20(1).PDF]

Neighborhoods served by Madison

Houston neighborhoods served by Madison" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/MadisonHS.pdf Madison High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] include the Hiram Clarke area, which includes Dumbarton Village, Almeda Plaza, Almeda Manor, Brentwood, Keswick Place, Cambridge Village, Corinthian Pointe, Glen Iris (including Angel Lane), Meredith Manor, Pamela Heights, Post Oak Village, Summerlyn [http://www.beazer.com/FindHome/community.asp?LocationID=15&MetroID=30&CommunityID=1295] , San Pablo [http://www.lennar.com/findhome/community.aspx?COMID=14323&DIVID=HLSLEN] , Willow Glen, and Windsor Village. In addition portions of unincorporated Harris County are served by Madison.

tudent body

During the 2006-2007 school year, 2,492 students attended Madison [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/profiles/Madison_HS.pdf Madison High School] " Profile, "Houston Independent School District] .
* 58% were African-American
* 41% were Hispanic
* Less than 1% were Asian
* Less than 1% were White
* Less than 1% were Native American

66% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

Notable alumni

* Kirk Baptiste - 1984 Olympics silver medalist." [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c3783acb02efc010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Distinguished HISD Alumni] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
* Lance Blanks - Former basketball player for the Detroit Pistons. (Did not graduate from Madison) Keith Smith Former National Football League Player (1993) Arizona Cardinals
* Peter Brett Cullen - Actor
* Mark Goldberg - Houston City Councilmember for District C.
* Greg Kite - Former basketball player for the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Sacramento Kings, the Orlando Magic, the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers.
* Moran Norris - Former fullback for the San Francisco 49ers. [ [http://www.nfl.com/players/morannorris/profile?id=NOR510984] ]
* Broderick Thomas - Former American football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Dallas Cowboys.
* Hylon Williams - Professional boxer and former two-time Golden Gloves champion. [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=2991314]
* Vince Young - American football player for the Tennessee Titans

Feeder patterns

The following elementary schools feed into Madison High School:
*Fondren [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/FondrenES.pdf Fondren Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Grissom [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/GrissonES.PDF Grissom Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Hines-Caldwell [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/hinescaldES.pdf Hines-Caldwell Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Hobby [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/HobbyES.pdf Hobby Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Montgomery [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/MontgomeryES.pdf Montgomery Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Petersen [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/PetersenES.pdf Petersen Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Windsor Village [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/WindsorVillageES.pdf Windsor Village Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

(partial)
*Almeda [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/AlmedaES.pdf Almeda Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Shearn [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/ShearnES.pdf Shearn Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

All students zoned to Dowling Middle School are zoned to Madison High School. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/DowlingMS.pdf Dowling Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] Portions of the attendance boundaries of Pershing Middle School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/PershingMS.pdf Pershing Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] and Welch Middle School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/WelchMS.pdf Welch Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] boundaries feed into Madison. Any students zoned to Pershing may apply to Pin Oak Middle School's regular program, so Pin Oak also feeds into Madison. [" [http://web.archive.org/web/20020214054405/http://dist.houstonisd.org/southwest/schools/pin_oak/letter5.htm Pin Oak Middle School] ." "The Southwest District". "Houston Independent School District".]

References

External links

* [http://hs.houstonisd.org/madisonhs/ Madison High School]